Child&#39;s wheel toy and process of making the same



- 1,690,217 T. S. DOWST CHILDS WHEEL TOY AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME Nov. 6, 1928.

Fj led Feb. 5, 1927 IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. e, 1928.

UNITED STATES THEODORE S. DOWST,

PATENT oun or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHILDS WHEEL TOY AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE. SAME.

Application filed February This invention relates to childrens toys.

It is an object of this invention to producean inexpensive toy of pleasing appearance in simulation of. useful articles, such as automobiles It isa further object to produce such an article capableof economical quantity production in a large variety of forms witha minimum of producing machlnery.

It. is a further-object to produce such an Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and will in part be described hereinafter.

iFor. a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which: I e I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sedan automobile made in accordance with this invention. I.

Fig. 2 is an v showing the parts in position ready for assembly. V a I Figs. 3 and 4 are details of the attaching means. r y

Fig.6 is an exploded prospective view similar to Fig. 2, but of alternative construction. a

'Fig. 6 is a similar view of another alternative construction. e In the manufacture of small toys it is frequently desirable to color the toy with a plurality of colors to increase the simulation to an automobile. 4 sold at a price which makes hand coloring impractical, if not prohibitive. In accordance'with this invention it has beenfoundthat this defect may be overcome by separating the toy into different portions to be sep arately colored as desired,v the sectionsbe-y ing made complementary. with inter-engaging locking elements. These parts may then exploded perspective View.

These toys, howeve y -are 3, 1927. Serial No. 165,523.

be separately colored by dipping or sprayng. For example. if it is desired to provide an automobile such as illustrated in i Fig. 5, withthe motor andcab portions and chassis of one color and the load carrying body of a separate color, this may readily be accomplished by forming the parts of separate portions andcoloring them' different- 1y beforeassemblyf to be made of separate portions it is important that the separate portions shall be made to accurate size, in order that the plurality of interlocking members employed may fit into each other. I prefer, therefore, for this reason as well as because of the superior ap;

05 Where a toy of the character described is pearance of the toys so formed to employ the die casting method in themanufacture of. the parts.

Where the parts are sold in sets, each comprising a plurality of interchangeable,

parts, it is important that there should be sufficient friction between the interengaging parts to hold. the partstogether, whilethe toy is being played with. I have found that white soft metal is very satisfactory, there fore, for the formation of such interengaging par-ts in that it has a high co-eflici entof friction and during normal use of the toy, thelugs are apt to become slightly distorted, wh ch causes them to fit tightly in place, even though they may have been slightly worn' by use. F or this reason Ifind it preferable to cast the lugs from the same white metal which is employed in the diecasting of the parts themselves.

There is still another adj vantage which results from the employment of the soft metal in the construction of the .lugsand that isthat there may beslight variations for one cause or another which i might hinder theassembly. WVit-h the soft metal it is possible forcibly to assemble them so that the parts are mutually deformed into a retentive but detachable engagement, thus avoiding the necessity of any riveting or readjusting such as might be requirecl'if the parts Were made of hard metal.

In the drawings, .referringnow toFigure.

1, the numeral 1 designates thechassis of a sedan number- 2 the body. These parts are made separately by separate die casting operations. The chassis carries also the hood 3 integral with it and the body hasa projecting lug of shape complementary "to the interior ofthe rear edge of the hood portion,,.so that when the bodyv is inserted in place the front of it will be securely held by the projection of the lug beneath the hood. The body and chassis are of complementary form. In the form illustrated it will be noted that the body portion is cut out to extend above the mud guards of the chassis and for this reason the parts may be held in place, if desired, without any other connection at the back, since the interfitting between the body andzthe mud guards prevent longitudinal" displacement of the body and hence prevent disengagelllent of the front log with the hood. In general, however, I prefer to provide specific means at the rear'for holding the parts in place.

At the rear of the chassis one or more orifices 6 may be provided into which may extend a lug 7 to )revent lateral displacement of the body. his lug is in the form of a round pin directly cast upon the material of the body. As illustrated in: the drawing, two such orifices 6 are provided, one at each sideofthe car, each having a mating lug 7. The car is also provided with wheels 8 whichrotate on axles 9 and thesewheels may be' colored as desired ith theabove construction it will be obvious that the chassis portion may be painted any suitable color merely by dipping it in enamel of the color desired. Similarly, the bod may be differently colored by dipping. "hereafter, when the parts are assembled the line between the dilfercnt colors Willbeaccurate without the necessity of retouching.

The' method of assembling also makes it possible to manufacture a large number of diiferent automobiles by providing one or more standard chassis with a plurality of difierent bodies, the bodies being interchangeable with each other on the chassis.

When it is desired to sell a single toy as a unit the lug 7 may be riveted over permanently to retain the parts in assembled formation, thus providing aninexpensive, well constructed, two colored toy. hen, however, it is desired to sellthe parts in sets, one such chassis may be assembled with two or threebodies, permitting a child to remove and replace the bodies at will.

Figure 5 illust ates the application of the invention to a fire truck and in this construction the chassis 11 is provided with a detachahle load carrying body 12. The chassis has formed integral with it a hood' 13. The forward end of the body has a projecting lug 1 1 fitting beneath the lower end of the back wall 15 of the hood. The rear end of the chassis is provided. with an orifice 16 adapted to receive a lug 17 on the body, which. not only serves. to detachably retain the parts in place. but also prevents longitudinal movement of the body upon the chassis.

The truck particularly shown in this mod ification is one intended to receive diil'ercnt bodies, including a ladder tower. This may, if desired, be replaced by other bodies to form a. complete lire lighting set. As for example, the same chassis may be successively equipped as a hook and ladder, a hose wagon or a fire engine.

in both the foregoing forms of the invention it will be seen that the forward lug is inserted horizontally and the rear lug vertically, so that the insertion of the rear lug in its ori-lice prevents the withdraval of the forward lug. Where this form of construction is employed it is ossible perm-ancntl i to assemble the toy solel zi by riveting a sing 0 rear lug.

In Figure 6 is illustrated a modification. In this form a chassis 121 carries a body 22, but, the chassis itself is provided with two orifices 25' adapted to receive correspond ing lugs 24 projecting from the bottom of the body. These lugs are illustrated as par allel to each other, so that the automobile may be assembled by a simple movement.

This form of assemblage has the advantage that the parts do not require to he so accurately fitted together but l prefer'the fornr oil the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2,

where detachability is to he retained while the toys are to be played with. i

It will be understood that the lugs in any of the forms may be riveted over whenever desired. It will be observed that the interfitting between front and back attaching elements makes it, desirable that the parts be made rather accurately to dimension. I prefer, therefore, that they be made by the die casting operation, in which the metal is forced into the die under pressure.

Thus by the above construction are accomplished, among others, the objects hereinbefore set forth.

Since certain changes in carrying out the above process, and certain modifications in the article which embody the invention may be made without departing from its scope; it is intended that allnnatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shallbe interpreted as illustrative and not in a. limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims' are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the in vention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what L claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A method of making a multicolor, cast metal, toy vehicle in quantity which com prises dividing the design of the completed: toy along the lines of color change into separate body and chassis parts, constructing ion lift! parts corresponding to the design parts by a die casting process, making the chassis and the body parts to coact upon assembly to form a unit and be readily separable, coloring the separate parts a uniform color by quantity coloring process and assembling the colored parts to form a completed toy vehicle.

2. A toy of the character described comprising in combination a die cast chassis portion having at one end an overhanging ledge, and at the other end, an orifice, and a mating die cast body portion having co-ac'ting connecting parts comprising a (projecting rim co-acting with, and adapte to extend under, said overhanging ledge, and a soft metal plug co-acting and tightly fitting within the orifice. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature- THEODORE s. DOWST. 

